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The new Superstar in STEM ambassador Lisa Harvey-Smith at the Australian Astronomical Observatory’s 3.9m Anglo-Australia Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory.

May 1, 2017

The hunt for the Superstars of STEM to engage more women in science

More young women and girls could be encouraged to look to a career in science thanks to the new Superstars in STEM project.

It always seems just out of reach. Glass ceiling via www.shutterstock.com

January 20, 2017

Why it’s so hard for women to break into the C-suite

Joyce E. Bono, University of Florida and Elisabeth Gilbert, University of Florida

While Clinton's popular vote win shows progress toward gender equality, her rival's nomination of just three women to his Cabinet is a reminder of how much work still needs to be done to overcome bias in management.

The story of Chan Yeun-ting’s success is widely framed as a major step for women who take on managerial roles in male-dominated sports. Ed Sykes/Reuters

December 8, 2016

Hong Kong coach Chan Yuen-ting’s success highlights football’s huge gender divide

Tobias Zuser, Hong Kong Baptist University

For most women, coaching a men's team is still off-limits, barring them from the opportunity to pursue professional careers as football managers.

In rural Malawi traditional leaders have played an important role in persuading men to get involved in women’s health. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

December 5, 2016

When men tackle mother and child health: lessons from Malawi

Sheryl L Hendriks, University of Pretoria; Elizabeth Mkandawire, University of Pretoria, and Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu

A study in Malawi shows how the participation of local community leaders in policy development can change men's attitudes to maternal and child health for the better.

Students turn out for the ‘One Billion Rising’ movement, to end violence against women worldwide. Ajay Verma/Reuters

November 8, 2016

Achieving gender equality in India: what works, and what doesn’t

Smriti Sharma, United Nations University

India's economy keeps growing, but women's rights are going backwards: why?

October 21, 2016

How can we make the world’s cities safer for women and girls?

Caroline Moser, University of Manchester and Cathy McIlwaine, Queen Mary University of London

Over the next 20 years, one global strategy will help to shape our cities. Here's what it says about women.

Can we generalize about leadership style based on gender? Mike Blake/Reuters

August 19, 2016

What does social science say about how a female president might lead?

Alice H. Eagly, Northwestern University

Studies can't predict an individual's behavior. But meta-analyses of social science research turn up differences in men's versus women's leadership styles, on average.

We need to embrace new ways of thinking for strategies to effectively tackle the disadvantage accumulated over a woman’s lifespan. shutterstock

August 11, 2016

Why Australian women over 55 aren’t exactly enjoying the time of their lives

Susan Feldman, Monash University and Harriet Radermacher, Monash University

Australia lags behind most other developed countries when it comes to the economic and social well-being of people over 60. And the numbers are even more alarming for women.

The South African military leads on gender representation, with a third of its full time personnel being women. Reuters

August 8, 2016

Military women need to trouble gender relations and roles for peace’s sake

Lindy Heinecken, Stellenbosch University

As military organisations become less oriented towards violence, the traditional, aggressive, warrior-like culture of the military has to be balanced with new task requirements.

The Coalition has just 13 women MPs, including cabinet ministers Julie Bishop and Michaelia Cash. AAP/Richard Wainwright

July 12, 2016

Coalition’s lost ground on women MPs shows we need to tackle new gender biases

Renata Bongiorno, The University of Queensland

Without quotas to correct the effects of these gender biases, the under-representation of women Coalition MPs is effectively guaranteed.

What’s on offer on issues that disproportionately affect women? Some minor tweaks that are useful but not change-making. AAP/Lukas Coch

June 27, 2016

Despite the rhetoric, this election fails the feminist test

Eva Cox, University of Technology Sydney

By continuing to see policies that affect women in economic rather than social terms, both major parties are offering little in the way of improved gender equity.

A 19th-century photograph of a women’s restroom in a Pittsburgh factory.

May 27, 2016

How did public bathrooms get to be separated by sex in the first place?

Terry S. Kogan, University of Utah

It wasn’t even until the late 19th century that this was codified into law.

One the the big disappointments for women in the budget was the postponement of changes to child care. Shutterstock

May 4, 2016

Women left behind by a budget that does little to redress inequality

Eva Cox, University of Technology Sydney

This budget focuses on jobs and growth, but has little in it to redress women's entrenched inequality.

Research shows when there are three women on a board, as opposed to one, they are seen as individuals rather than the “female voice”. Image sourced from Shutterstock.com

March 7, 2016

Companies prefer ticking boxes to breaking the glass ceiling

Martijn Boersma, University of Technology Sydney

Australia's largest companies are happy to tick gender reporting boxes, but when it comes to pay equity they are largely silent.

Australia’s defining narratives are apparently stories by, for and about white cis men. George A. Spiva Center for the Arts

December 8, 2015

Three ways Screen Australia can actually improve diversity in the industry

Deb Verhoeven, Deakin University

Australia’s defining narratives are apparently, with rare exception, stories by, for and about white cis men. We need more than Screen Australia’s new measures to address gender equity in the film industry.

Even with Kate Winslet and Judy Davis cast in The Dressmaker, the film was considered too high a risk for international buyers. Courtesy of Universal Pictures.

December 3, 2015

We’re right to make a scene about gender equity in the Australian screen industry

Sue Maslin, RMIT University

If the Australian screen industry is to grow into the future and prosper, it cannot ignore the untapped creative talent and leadership potential of women. We need strategies to address this problem.

Evacuees gather at a rescue centre after this month’s floods in the Philippines. But for many women the danger doesn’t end here. EPA/Francis R. Malasig/AAP

October 26, 2015

Worldwide, climate change is worse news for women

Hilary Bambrick, Western Sydney University

Climate change isn't gender-neutral. The effects are likely to hit the world's poorest women hardest of all, because they are more likely to lack the resources to escape natural disasters or disease.

Violence against women is rife in South Africa. Reuters/Mike Hutchings

August 26, 2015

South Africa’s rising rates of violence against women demand a unified approach

Elisabet le Roux, Stellenbosch University

South Africa is emblematic of why violence against women responses in Africa are failing. While good measures are being rolled out, it lacks a united, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary response.

This is an unusual sight in business. Women are more likely to sit at the side of the room. The number one rule to be successful is to sit at the table. Shutterstock

August 14, 2015

Women need to start believing that they’re fabulous – then we’ll start to see change

Miemie Struwig, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

Women need to start believing in themselves to be successful. Men own their success but women attribute it to external factors. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg learned this a while back.

Break the taboo. SuSanA Secretariat/Flickr

August 13, 2015

Menstruation is a global health problem – and we need to talk about it

Marni Sommer, Columbia University

Donald Trump got menstruation onto the front page of the New York Times. With the taboo broken, it's a good time to talk about how all girls everywhere can manage their periods safely and privately.

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Eva Cox
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